diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tap-new.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tap-new.rb
index df295bf26c..48449e98d5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tap-new.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/tap-new.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Homebrew
       language: ruby
       os: osx
       env: OSX=10.12
-      osx_image: xcode8.1
+      osx_image: xcode8.3
       rvm: system
 
       before_install: